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2023 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Texas

6 Colleges
$68,162 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 262 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal research students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #60 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for legal research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in Texas. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Texas Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Explore all the Best Legal Research Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 411
Oklahoma 237
New Mexico 3

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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